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All the ideas for 'Chomsky on himself', 'Review of Tait 'Provenance of Pure Reason'' and 'talk'

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4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / j. Axiom of Choice IX

13418

The old problems with the axiom of choice are probably better ascribed to the law of excluded middle [Parsons,C]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 8. Finitism

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If functions are transfinite objects, finitists can have no conception of them [Parsons,C]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems

13417

If a mathematical structure is rejected from a physical theory, it retains its mathematical status [Parsons,C]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 2. Imagination

6901	Understanding is needed for imagination, just as much as the other way around [Betteridge]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / c. Nativist concepts

6649	Chomsky now says concepts are basically innate, as well as syntax [Chomsky, by Lowe]